Chinese
How to Make Red Bean Paste with Adzuki Beans
This simple recipe for red bean paste blends cooked adzuki beans with waternand sugar. Spread on toast, in buns, or use in a variety of Asian desserts!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 2 hr
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- ⅓ cup adzuki beans
- 2 ½ cups water
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
Instructions
- 1
Soak adzuki beans overnight.
- 2
Drain the beans. Add the beans to a sauce pan with 2 1/2 cups of water. Bring water to a simmer and simmer for 2 hours over low heat.
- 3
Remove from heat. Using either an immersion blender or regular blender, blend the beans until smooth.
- 4
Place the pan back onto the heat. Add the sugar. Simmer on low heat to reduce the red bean mixture until the consistency of a thick smoothie (~5 minutes).
- 5
Cool for 5 minutes before serving. This will allow the paste to thicken up.